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The Eurasian Spoonbill is a large wading bird found across Europe, Asia, and Africa, named for its distinctive long, flat bill shaped like a spoon. It plays an important role in wetland ecosystems where it hunts for food in shallow waters.
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Species
Least ConcernEurasian spoonbill
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyThreskiornithidae
Habitatmarine
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- cultural heritage
- Parent taxon
- Platalea
- Mass
- +76
- Image
- Loeffler.jpg
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Article
The Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae, native to Europe, Africa and Asia. The species is partially migratory with the more northerly breeding populations mostly migrating south for the winter.
Taxonomy